Sponsored

Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails!

Solarinsocal

Well-Known Member
First Name
Hisanori
Joined
Jul 23, 2019
Threads
6
Messages
75
Reaction score
31
Location
Torrance
Vehicle(s)
1991 Toyota Hiace 4wd, 2007 Toyota Avalon, 2010 Ram Power Wagon, 2014 Mini Cooper S, 2016 Lexus GS350F
For anyone concerned with crushing the bed rails - I installed the DiamondBack SE without the shims. Zero crushing (That I can see while it's installed) after 10 days and re-tightened twice. Maybe if I ever remove the cover the bed rails will be crushed a bit, but taking off the rails to install the shims seems like a huge waste of time, IMHO. Before I installed the cover I did buy a set of rails from the dealership for $60 just to have on hand. I have a feeling I'll never need em.

Worth noting - During adjusting the locking rods, one of the little red sticky tape plastic pieces that the rod slides under, got a little un-sticky so I emailed DiamondBack, they mailed me a whole set of 4, no charge.

Bed cover is phenomenal!
Give it time my friend, give it time. You'll probably end up going through the process that we all have. Everything is great at first. Then you have some loose clamps, maybe the nut fell off during off roading, so you put them back on, then they loosen, then you tighten and then one day.... wait, isn't my bed trail deformed?
Sponsored

 

Solarinsocal

Well-Known Member
First Name
Hisanori
Joined
Jul 23, 2019
Threads
6
Messages
75
Reaction score
31
Location
Torrance
Vehicle(s)
1991 Toyota Hiace 4wd, 2007 Toyota Avalon, 2010 Ram Power Wagon, 2014 Mini Cooper S, 2016 Lexus GS350F
Here are a couple of pics I took during the process so you guys can see what the clips look like. Once you understand them they aren't that hard to remove unless you've got zero patience. Also by looking at how the bed caps are made you can understand why they deform. There are thin ribs that run the length of the caps that maintain the distance and support the weight of anything on top. Not a great design.

Once I put the shims in, the dents in my bed cap ate coming back out but if I sell my cover I'm replacing my caps.

20210311_164131.jpg


20210311_164127.jpg


20210311_164123.jpg


20210311_165244.jpg
 

GreyGhost

Well-Known Member
First Name
Sam
Joined
Oct 21, 2020
Threads
2
Messages
61
Reaction score
32
Location
Texas
Vehicle(s)
Jeep Gladiator 2020
Occupation
Retired
I like your tools....easy install, I have to do the same....
Here are a couple of pics I took during the process so you guys can see what the clips look like.


Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 20210311_165244


Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 20210311_165244


Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 20210311_165244


Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 20210311_165244
 

Nebulocity

Well-Known Member
Joined
Sep 5, 2020
Threads
8
Messages
181
Reaction score
430
Location
Mississippi
Vehicle(s)
21 JT Mojave - Sting Gray
Here are a couple of pics I took during the process so you guys can see what the clips look like. Once you understand them they aren't that hard to remove unless you've got zero patience. Also by looking at how the bed caps are made you can understand why they deform. There are thin ribs that run the length of the caps that maintain the distance and support the weight of anything on top. Not a great design.



Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 20210311_165244


Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 20210311_165244
Thanks for this. Very helpful. Where did you start? Did you take the taillamp off and start from the rear?
 

Solarinsocal

Well-Known Member
First Name
Hisanori
Joined
Jul 23, 2019
Threads
6
Messages
75
Reaction score
31
Location
Torrance
Vehicle(s)
1991 Toyota Hiace 4wd, 2007 Toyota Avalon, 2010 Ram Power Wagon, 2014 Mini Cooper S, 2016 Lexus GS350F
Thanks for this. Very helpful. Where did you start? Did you take the taillamp off and start from the rear?
Yes, start by removing the rear tail light assembly and reach inside to do the first two clips by hand. You can then start moving forward one clip at a time. Patience is key, once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy to remove.
 

Sponsored

kd1yt

Well-Known Member
First Name
Trevor
Joined
Apr 6, 2019
Threads
31
Messages
296
Reaction score
310
Location
VT 05640
Vehicle(s)
2020 Gladiator JT Sport S Red, 2014 Ural sidecar 2wd motorcycle, '51 Dodge M37
The bed caps are actually pretty low cost - I bought the diamondback and the instructions for the spacer pads say to install when temps will stay above 50 for several days. Where in am in VT that's... not until July or August, so I have decided to install my Diamondback HD (hopefully this coming weekend), not worry if it mushes the rails, and then I went ahead and bought two spare rails for the ~ $30 each/ free shipping, so that when summer comes, I will have the new rails on-hand, to install with the spacers.
 

futzin'

Well-Known Member
First Name
Kevin
Joined
Jun 8, 2019
Threads
47
Messages
1,499
Reaction score
1,703
Location
Kentucky
Vehicle(s)
'20 JTR, '15 Durango Citadel, '06 Suburban 2500 8L
Just ordered a DB HD. Appreciate the helpful info within this thread.

Looking forward to lockable storage in the bed.
 

kd1yt

Well-Known Member
First Name
Trevor
Joined
Apr 6, 2019
Threads
31
Messages
296
Reaction score
310
Location
VT 05640
Vehicle(s)
2020 Gladiator JT Sport S Red, 2014 Ural sidecar 2wd motorcycle, '51 Dodge M37
Congratulations! Once your DB HD arrives, check through the materials. Mine did not have the spacers, but when I wrote to DB they sent them quickly and at no extra charge
 

GreenZJ

Well-Known Member
First Name
Roger
Joined
Nov 30, 2018
Threads
13
Messages
268
Reaction score
271
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
2020 JTR....Jeep #10
My cover was delivered this week and I just finished installing it. I got 8 shims with mine.

Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! F5573B12-C60D-4F82-8381-66DC4E3E20C7
Is this the SE or HD? I noticed yoursonly has 4 cleats installed, but others I see have many more
 

Sponsored

stingrey

Well-Known Member
First Name
Paul
Joined
Jun 30, 2020
Threads
8
Messages
245
Reaction score
342
Location
Ontario, Canada
Vehicle(s)
2020 Jeep JTR, '15 Range Rover
Occupation
Civil Eng
Is this the SE or HD? I noticed yoursonly has 4 cleats installed, but others I see have many more
That's an SE, like mine. It has a 400lb dynamic load capacity which, unless you're loading a small tank on it, it is more than enough for most uses.
Diamondback also sells the cleats separately so you can easily add more tie down points. That's what I did. Spaced equally at 18 3/8" o/c .
Jeep Gladiator Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails! 1616937061038
 

Sawburner

Well-Known Member
First Name
Mark
Joined
Dec 1, 2020
Threads
2
Messages
72
Reaction score
141
Location
NY
Vehicle(s)
2021 JT Snazzberry Willys
Occupation
Steel Fabrication
Is this the SE or HD? I noticed yoursonly has 4 cleats installed, but others I see have many more

SE I ordered it with the cleats loose and put them on myself, was not sure if I wanted them where they put them but thats where I ended up putting them. I have four more that I ordered I am not sure where I am going to put them yet.
 

GreenZJ

Well-Known Member
First Name
Roger
Joined
Nov 30, 2018
Threads
13
Messages
268
Reaction score
271
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
2020 JTR....Jeep #10
Has anyone else ran into this issue? Of course Diamondback is closed at 2pm my time, so I canā€™t call them and Iā€™m mid install šŸ˜‘

Iā€™ve attached a video explaining the problem. Iā€™m not a YouTuber looking for views, the video is just simply too large to upload directly

https://youtube.com/shorts/dI6GjvI6GJ0?feature=share
 
OP
OP
mmatthie

mmatthie

Well-Known Member
First Name
Matt
Joined
Sep 28, 2020
Threads
24
Messages
255
Reaction score
149
Location
Wisconsin
Website
www.youtube.com
Vehicle(s)
2021 JT Sport S
Has anyone else ran into this issue? Of course Diamondback is closed at 2pm my time, so I canā€™t call them and Iā€™m mid install šŸ˜‘

Iā€™ve attached a video explaining the problem. Iā€™m not a YouTuber looking for views, the video is just simply too large to upload directly

https://youtube.com/shorts/dI6GjvI6GJ0?feature=share
Yeah that panel looks warped/bent, my friend. Did it lay weird on a flat surface when you took it out of the box?
 

GreenZJ

Well-Known Member
First Name
Roger
Joined
Nov 30, 2018
Threads
13
Messages
268
Reaction score
271
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
2020 JTR....Jeep #10
Yeah that panel looks warped/bent, my friend. Did it lay weird on a flat surface when you took it out of the box?
I honestly didnā€™t even check it. I took it right from the box to the Jeep
Sponsored

 
 



Top